Next week roll call

james murphy (dj'ing)
simian mobile disco

selling my tix for the hives & british sea power this week for a last minute trip to VEGAS … i'm kind of angry that i'm missing them, both are top-tier live bands

billy bragg, jens lekman, and new pornographers next week

I don't know why but I figured Boris/Damon & Naomi would've been a bigger draw on here.

Originally posted by azaghal1981:
I don't know why but I figured Boris/Damon & Naomi would've been a bigger draw on here.

poor marketing, and/or they suck.

Wow, you are quick to jump to conclusions. Maybe you suck? ;)

Originally posted by sweetcell:

Originally posted by azaghal1981:
I don't know why but I figured Boris/Damon & Naomi would've been a bigger draw on here.

poor marketing, and/or they suck.

Maybe it's that the collective taste of this board is sucking more than it used to?

It's just as likely a reason.

I mean, we do have a guy defending coldplay in the "just announced" thread as the last post.

i've never heard anything by Boris nor Damon & Naomi, so i have no idea if they "suck" (whatever that means) or not. i wasn't serious, just fishing for an online skirmish. i'm willing to bet that these artists are indeed enjoyable.

and yeah, i probably do suck. my taste in music probably sucks too, but i don't care - i think i have a great music collection and go to mostly great concerts, which is all that matters to me :)

Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Maybe it's that the collective taste of this board is sucking more than it used to?

so - these artists are objectively good, therefore the lack of praise here indicates an absolute degradation of musical standards? :p

I wasn't referring to you or anyone else in particular; I know we do both have similar taste from past music-related conversations we've had. It was just a comment based on the observation that many great shows come and go with barely a mention here nowadays. And yeah I agree that "suck" is a poor word-choice but you used it first. :p

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
Castanets!

Rodrigo Y Gabriela bored me at Lolla. I couldn't understand why many people dig them when they play mostly cover songs.

i saw them in june and they only played two covers, the rest were original songs. i was worried when i went b/c i didnt know if i'd like a show of acoustic, but it was really good. i guess you just have to like listening to acoustic guitar for 1+ hours. hopefully the crowd will be into it.

POLL: which show should i attend this coming thursday, considering that i haven't seen any of these bands before?

A) British Sea Power/Pela/1990s/Tiny Masters of Today/Stardeath and White Dwarfs/The Grey Race (Bowery Ballroom)

B) Simian Mobile Disco, with Invisible Conga People / James Fucking Friedmann / Professor Genius (DJ Set) (Music Hall of Williamsburg)

C) Stars w/ New Buffalo (Town Hall)

enter your votes now. i'm leaning towards option A.

I like B.

C
:p

Rock on, New Buffalo sounds great.

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
New Buffalo is opening for Stars

http://www.myspace.com/newbuffalomusic

Originally posted by 930clubber:
btw, anyone know when stars will take the stage on Saturday? 7 pm doors with no listed opening act…

I saw Stars at the Black Cat a while ago and thought they were kind of boring. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for them that night.

Originally posted by sweetcell:
POLL: which show should i attend this coming thursday, considering that i haven't seen any of these bands before?

A) British Sea Power/Pela/1990s/Tiny Masters of Today/Stardeath and White Dwarfs/The Grey Race (Bowery Ballroom)

B) Simian Mobile Disco, with Invisible Conga People / James Fucking Friedmann / Professor Genius (DJ Set) (Music Hall of Williamsburg)

C) Stars w/ New Buffalo (Town Hall)

enter your votes now. i'm leaning towards option A.

I'd say 'A'. BSP has been lackluster in the past, but I heard the new EP and it's relatively killer. And the 1990s are all kinds of awesome.

And you know what Sweet, you might like Boris. It's arty metal.

I didn't post my involvement in that one because it's still another week away. But I'm really excited to see them. Same with Witchcraft.

Hmm…Screen Vinyl Image/Ceremony may be a better option than Octopus Project tonight.


I guess there's also the option of staying home and watching Larry Craig try to convince Matt Lauer that he isn't gay. That could be amusing too.

Good luck, Larry. We all know Matt Lauer is gay.

Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Hmm…Screen Vinyl Image/Ceremony may be a better option than Octopus Project tonight.


I guess there's also the option of staying home and watching Larry Craig try to convince Matt Lauer that he isn't gay. That could be amusing too.

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
New Buffalo is opening for Stars

http://www.myspace.com/newbuffalomusic

Originally posted by 930clubber:
btw, anyone know when stars will take the stage on Saturday? 7 pm doors with no listed opening act…

Who was BORING beyond belief at the Concretes show…

I see that the Hives show is an evening with, listed as 8pm doors and 9pm show… Does the black cat seriously think it can process an entire will call line in an hour?

Originally posted by kosmo:
I see that the Hives show is an evening with, listed as 8pm doors and 9pm show… Does the black cat seriously think it can process an entire will call line in an hour?

The Black Cat has gotten much better with that process.

I'll be at the Hives and British Sea Power. Sad to be missing Witchcraft. I'll be at Jens Lekman and the Hip next week (and hopefully Billy Bragg).